Bachelor of Laws
LLB
320 cp
Minimum duration:4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:Melbourne, Victoria
Sydney (North Sydney), NSW
1. Admission Requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission Rules.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:
Victoria
Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 with a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English
NSW
For 2014 and 2015 only - Recommended: English (any)
For 2016 onwards - Prerequisites: English (Advanced)
Applicants whose first language is not English must have either:
- successfully completed at least two full-time years of study in secondary or higher education where the medium of study was English; or
- demonstrated their English proficiency, as set out below.
International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
Overall Score: 7.0
Individual score of 6.5 in all tests
Test of English as a Foreign Language - Academic (TOEFL)
Internet based total of 100: min 25 writing, speaking, reading and listening
2. Completion Requirements
To qualify for the Bachelor of Laws pass degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 230 cp from Law Core Units;
- 50cp from Law Elective Units;
- 20 cp from unspecified Elective Units;
- 20cp University Core Units; and
- Three 0cp Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience Units – one unit in the second and subsequent years of the degree.
3. Progression within the Course
Students normally complete a unit or units at introductory level (100-level) in an approved sequence before undertaking advanced level units (200 or 300 or 400-level) in that sequence.
In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator and bound by decisions of the School Committee.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
University Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
UNCC100 | 10 | Our World: Community and Vulnerability |
UNCC300 | 10 | Understanding Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives |
Law Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
LAWS104 | 10 | Legal Reading, Research and Writing |
LAWS105 | 10 | Contract |
LAWS106 | 10 | Criminal Law and Procedure |
LAWS107 | 10 | Public Law |
LAWS108 | 10 | Commercial Law (Pre: LAWS105 Contract) |
LAWS109 | 10 | International Human Rights (Pre: LAWS107 Public Law) |
LAWS200 | 10 | Business Organisations (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS206 Torts) |
LAWS201 | 10 | Civil Procedure and Alternative Dispute Resolution (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure, LAWS206 Torts) |
LAWS202 | 10 | Comparative Legal Systems (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure, LAWS206 Torts) |
LAWS203 | 10 | False or Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure, LAWS206 Torts) |
LAWS204 | 10 | Land Law (Pre: LAWS205 Property) |
LAWS205 | 10 | Property (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS108 Commercial Law) |
LAWS206 | 10 | Torts |
LAWS300 | 10 | Administrative Law (Pre: LAWS107 Public Law) |
LAWS301 | 10 | Competition Law (Pre: LAWS105 Contract ) |
LAWS302 | 10 | Constitutional Law (Pre: LAWS107 Public Law) |
LAWS303 | 10 | Equity and Trusts (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS205 Property) |
LAWS304 | 10 | Evidence (Pre: LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure) |
LAWS305 | 10 | Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure, LAWS107 Public Law) |
LAWS401 | 10 | Consumer Protection Law (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS203 False or Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts) |
LAWS402 | 10 | International Trade Law (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS107 Public Law, LAWS108 Commercial Law) |
LAWS404 | 10 | Public and Private International Law (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure, LAWS107 Public Law, LAWS206 Torts) |
LAWS405 | 10 | Legal Community Engagement (Pre: LAWP100 Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience 1, LAWP200 Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience 2, LAWP300 Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience 3) |
Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
LAWP100 | 0 | Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience 1 (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure, LAWS107 Public Law, LAWS108 Commercial Law) |
LAWP200 | 0 | Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience 2 (Pre: LAWP100 Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience 1) |
LAWP300 | 0 | Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience 3 (Pre: LAWP200 Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience 2) |
Law Elective Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
LAWS207 | 10 | Contemporary Legal Issues |
LAWS208 | 10 | Family Law |
LAWS209 | 10 | Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States |
LAWS210 | 10 | Lawyers, Problem-Solving and Professional Identity |
LAWS400 | 10 | Canon Law |
LAWS403 | 10 | Jurisprudence (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure, LAWS206 Torts) |
LEGL205 | 10 | Introduction to Health Law (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS108 Commercial Law) |
LEGL300 | 10 | Taxation Law (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS108 Commercial Law) |
LEGL304 | 10 | Employment Law (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS108 Commercial Law) |
LEGL306 | 10 | Marketing Law (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS108 Commercial Law) |
LEGL307 | 10 | Banking and Finance Law (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS108 Commercial Law) |
LEGL308 | 10 | Intellectual Property Law (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS108 Commercial Law) |
LEGL309 | 10 | Australian Financial Markets and Services Law (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS108 Commercial Law) |
Page last updated: 2017-06-28
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/643571
Page last updated: 2017-06-28
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/643571